Improving Outcomes For Criminal Justice Involved Substance Users: Huther Doyle’s SHAPE Model Case Study
Free On-Demand Presentation Courtesy of Huther Doyle
Presented on June 13, 2024
This OPEN MINDS Executive Roundtable was delivered on June 13, 2024 by Craig Johnson, Chief Operating Officer, and Maria S. Panitsidis, Senior Therapist at Huther Doyle. They presented their organization’s SHAPE model (structure, hope, accountability, progress, and enlightenment). The SHAPE model is an immediate re-entry model of services for justice-involved consumers and offers outpatient treatment and medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for substance use disorder, mental health services for those with co-occurring disorders, and Health Home Care Management support to assist with the coordination of appropriate housing for consumers re-entering and/or requiring re-placement.
Mr. Johnson and Ms. Panitsidis also discussed how to address the challenges of community re-entry using best practice approaches, including intensive staff training, communication with relevant criminal justice entities, identification of appropriate consumers for the program, and assignment of those consumers to the best counselors and care managers.
Executive attendees of this session learned about:
- Trends in the response to crime and criminal justice involved individuals.
- Upgrades that are helpful to improve outcomes.
- Challenges and solutions in implementing a program to address special needs.
Featured Speakers
Craig Johnson
Chief Operating Officer, Huther Doyle
Craig Johnson is currently the Chief Operating Officer at Huther Doyle. He is also the owner of Mind Evolution Mental Health Counseling and serves as an instructor at Monroe Community College, RIT, SUNY Brockport, DePaul, teaching Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor training. During his career he has conducted many thousands of training sessions and has developed and directed corrections-based treatment programs.
Maria S. Panitsidis
Senior Therapist, Huther Doyle
Maria S. Panitsidis, LCSW-R, is currently a Senior Therapist at Huther Doyle. As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in New York, she specializes in the treatment of addictions and trauma. With over 20 years of experience, Maria has worked with vulnerable populations, from at-risk youth to those struggling with addiction and human trafficking. Maria has evaluated and supported many survivors of human trafficking seeking their T-Visas.
As a trained trauma therapist, Maria integrates her skill set into her work at Huther Doyle through various modalities, aiming to help her clients overcome addiction and heal from trauma to live the life they want. Maria believes and often uses the saying “While the trauma that we experience is never our fault, the responsibility to heal from it is our responsibility.” In her leisure time, Maria enjoys reading, traveling, and spending time with loved ones.
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